Polypeptides have the same or similar backbone structures as proteins and peptides,
rendering them as suitable and important biomaterials. Amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides …

Synthetic polypeptides, also known as poly (α-amino acids), have the same polyamide
backbone structures as natural proteins and peptides. As an important class of biomaterials …

We design the tetraalkylammonium carboxylate‐initiated superfast polymerization on α‐
amino acid N‐carboxyanhydrides (NCA) for efficient synthesis of polypeptides …

Abstract pH‐and temperature‐responsive hydrogels have attracted considerable attention
due to their responsiveness to dual physiologically‐relevant stimuli. In this study, we …

The initiators for ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides
(NCA) to prepare polypeptides usually require high nucleophilicity. For initiators with lower …

β-Sheet forming polypeptides are one of the least explored synthetic systems due to their
uncontrolled precipitation in the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) synthetic methodology …

Poly (α‐amino acid) s (PAAs) attract growing attention due to their essential role in the
application as biomaterials. To synthesize PAAs with desired structures and properties …

Polypeptoids, as synthetic mimics of polypeptides, exhibit a variety of biological functions
and excellent proteolytic stability. Polypeptoids can be synthesized by the ring-opening …

Antimicrobial polypeptides are promising mimics of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) with low
risks of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Polypeptides with facile and efficient production …

Polypeptides, especially star polypeptides, as a unique kind of biological macromolecules
have broad applications in biomedical fields such as drug release, gene delivery, tissue …